Tech Talk Thursday (11/19/2020)

Topics

Tech

- Deeper look at Apple’s recent server outage reveals potential Mac privacy concerns

- United States military has been purchasing user location data from apps with millions of downloads

- Twitter’s disappearing tweets, called Fleets, are now available for everyone

- Following Apple TV+ exclusivity backlash, the holiday Peanuts specials will also air on PBS

- Google is getting into digital banking with its new Plex account in 2021

- You need to change your password if its anywhere on this list of the most easily cracked

Gaming

- Police evacuate Ubisoft Montreal after hostage call but no threat was found

- Capcom employee info, game details exposed by severe ransomware attack

- Xbox CFO: No plans to pull all future Bethesda content from Nintendo & Sony platforms

- Xbox Series X/S supply shortages expected to continue until April 2021, says Microsoft

- Destiny 2 will be Stadia's first completely free-to-play game

- The Game Awards 2020: Doom Eternal, The Last of Us: Part 2, Ghost of Tsushima, more up for Game of the Year

- Brace yourself for ray tracing in new games being AMD or Nvidia exclusive

- Nintendo bans brands from using Animal Crossing: New Horizons for politics

- GeForce Now arrives on iPhone, iPad today; touch-friendly Fortnite coming soon

- Get a free Stadia Premiere bundle when you pre-order Cyberpunk 2077

- Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney likens fight against Apple to fight for civil rights

Streaming

- Pay to get Twitch Affiliate through MonsterCat

Software/Hardware Updates

- PS4 gets new firmware update

- Apple releases iOS 14.2.1 with bug fixes for iPhone 12 mini, text messaging, more

Deals

- Today’s Epic Games Store freebies are Elite Dangerous and The World Next Door

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